Bahman Mofid
Bahman Mofid | |
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بهمن مفید | |
 Mofid in 2017 | |
| Born | Bahman Mofid 27 July 1942 Garakan, Iran[1] |
| Died | 16 August 2020 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |
| Other names | Bahman Farivar |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, voice actor |
| Notable work | Qeysar Reza Motori Dash Akol |
| Spouses | Soraya Helly-Mofid
(m. 1968–1985)Sudabeh Mofid (m. 1999) |
| Children | Tahamtan Mofid |
| Relatives | Bijan Mofid (brother) Hengameh Mofid (sister) |
Bahman Mofid (Persian: بهمن مفید; 27 July 1942 – 16 August 2020)[1] was an Iranian superstar, theatre actor, poet, singer and ballet dancer.[2]
Biography
[edit]Bahman Mofid was born in Tehran,[1] to father Gholamhossein Mofid a stage director and actor and a pioneer in Iranian modern theatre.[1][3] His siblings included Bijan Mofid, a playwright; Ardavan Mofid, theatre director and actor; and sister Hengameh Mofid,poet, songwriter, actress, theatre director and playwright.[1] He started acting in childhood, under the direction of his father.[1]
He died 16 August 2020 after battling cancer.[3]
Illness and Death of Bahman Mofid
[edit]Bahman Mofid was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent treatment for some time. However, he ultimately passed away at his private residence in Tehran on August 16, 2020. His body was laid to rest in the Artists’ Section of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery following a funeral ceremony. His grave is shared with Kambiz Samimi Mofakham, an actor and theater puppeteer.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Toofan Dar Shahre Ma (1958)
- Damad Sad Kiloei (1961)
- Gole Gomshodeh (1962)
- Qeysar (1969)[1]
- Reza Motorcyclist (Reza Motori) (1970) – directed by Masoud Kimiai, as "Abbas Ghorazeh"
- Raghase-ye Shahr (1970)
- Wood Pigeon (Toghi) (1970) – directed by Ali Hatami
- Se-Ghap (1971)
- Rashid (1971)
- Pol (1971)
- Faryad (1971)
- Dash Akol (1971) as "Kaka Rostam"
- Baba Shamal (1971)
- Reza Haft-khat (1972) as "Reza Haft-khat”
- Khanevade-ye Sarkar Ghazanfar (1972) as "Akbar"
- Ghalandar (1972) as "Davood"
- Agha Mehdi Vared Mishavad (1974)
- Jooje Fokoli (1974)
- Tuti (1978)
- Faryad-e Mojahed (1979)
- Nafas-borideh (1980) as "Jalil"
- Hejrat (1981) as "Abdol"
- Veiled Threat (1989) as "Haji Firuz"
- Once Upon a Time (1999)
Voice acting
[edit]- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g ""Qeisar" star Bahman Mofid passes on at 78". Tehran Times. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Culture and Customs of Iran, p. 117, 0313320535, Elton L. Daniel, ʻAlī Akbar Mahdī, 2006 – Sa'id Soltânpur was executed for his political activism, Gholâm-Hosayn Sâ'edi, Parviz Sayyâd, Parviz Kardân, Bijan and Bahman Mofid, as well as most actors and actresses, had to flee the country to avoid persecution for their allegedly "corrupt" past writings and performances.
- ^ a b "نگاهی به زندگی و آثار "بهمن مفید" هنرمندی که سالها در ایران اجازه کار نداشت". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). VOA News. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "معرفی و مشخصات کامل و سوابق". دانشنامه ویکیدا (in Persian). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "دیدار دو حکیم نام آشنا صدا و سینمای ایران". myindustry.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "دیدار دو حکیم نام آشنا صدا و سینمای ایران". banounews.ir news agency (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
External links
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- Bahman Mofid at IMDb
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